CHS Argument Vocabulary AB

Archetype

n; an original model that is widely imitated

Ado

n; unnecessary activity

Assuage

v; to relieve or ease

Austere

adj; severely simple; unadorned

Absolve

v; to free from sin or blame

Bedlam

n; a scene of great uproar; asylum

Barring

prep; excluding by exception

Burgeon

v; to sprout; to grow; to blossom and flourish

Ambiguous

adj; having an unclear or double meaning

Bilious

adj; having a nasty temperament or disagreeable disposition

Baleful

adj; malignant; threatening

Acquiesce

v; to comply or submit

Aloof

adj; distant; disinterested

Ascetic

n; a person who deliberately chooses to live a plain and simple life

Bauble

n; a showy, usually cheap, ornament; a knickknack

Bastion

n; an institution, individual, or something else protecting a particular way of life, society, set of beliefs, or moral code

Brevity

n; shortness of duration

Bemoan

v; to complain

Balk

v; to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified

Admonish

v; to warn of fault; usually in a mean tone

Anomaly

n; something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified

Allude

v; to refer by suggestion

Ambivalence

n; the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes

Acute

adj; very refined or sharp

Acrimonious

adj; bitter

Bravado

n; an aggressive display of boldness

Beseech

v; to beg

Banal

adj; lacking originality or freshness

Brusque

adj; somewhat rough in manner or speech

Bolster

v; to support